Puducherry’s pristine beach reappears after three decades

The beach is back, thanks to the Port Department’s launching of a ‘beach nourishment’ project that aims at bringing in 5.10 lakh cubic tonnes of sand

It was from 1989 onwards when Puducherry's pristine beach that extended into the sea started disappearing due to rampant sea erosion. Thirty-two years later, in July 2021, the beach has now returned on the southern side. The trigger, was the port constructed in 1989 that disrupted the littoral drift and resulted in accumulation of sand on the southern side and erosion on the northern side. The construction of the harbour, with its wall projecting into the sea, blocked the movement of sand from the south towards the north.